Corcoran

If the top ten sales of 2018 in the Hamptons can be summed up in one word, that word would be “unremarkable,” according to Judi A. Desiderio, CEO of Town & Country Real Estate. The biggest sale was $40 million; in other years (such as the blockbuster 2014), that would have been a middling entry…
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It’s not really a treehouse, but it feels like one. We like the cozy, private feeling of this residence, which is waterfront on an inlet of the Peconic River. There’s 1.12 of an acre of land which includes 304′ of waterfront, and there’s even a dock. The main house isn’t huge at 2400 square feet,…
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We’ve been noticing for a while now that Springs prices have been heating up. Unfortunately, this is difficult to quantify easily, as none of the brokerage market reports breaks Springs into its own category. (Town & Country, which provides fairly granular data, distinguishes between “East Hampton Area,” which includes Wainscott, and “East Hampton Village.” Corcoran…
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Maybe. Unfortunately, these beautiful old Southampton grande dames aren’t the easiest things to sell. This place, designed in 1910 by old-school starchitect Grosvenor Atterbury and located in the lovely estate section of Southampton, has had a checkered history in the 21st century. It was listed way back in 2007 asking a whopping $24 million; it…
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This property, on Old Montauk Highway in Montauk, is one of the most easterly homes on Long Island. Next door is a place owned by designer Tony Ingrao, and in nearby Camp Hero are a few dwellings that used to be army housing, but that’s it. Peace, quiet (well, except for the crashing of the…
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The last quarter results from the four big agencies that report are all in, and the broad results are as follows. Each report tends to focus on slightly different parts of the market, so results tend to be different from one another. Douglas Elliman As with 3Q18, prices are up but properties are just sitting…
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Yep, it’s a buyer’s market in the Hamptons now. But properties will always sell, provided they’re at the right price, and three of them that in the past few months we’ve commended on price are now in contract. The highest price of the trio is this one, 15 Greentree Court, Amagansett. Last ask for the property,…
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Tick Hall, one of the Montauk Association houses built by McKim, Mead and White and owned by Dick Cavett, is for sale for $34 million.

In Westhampton Beach, there are also many really lovely places, particularly in the historic areas, that we just adore.

This 1892 Southampton grande dame has seen a lot in its 125 years of existence, but this old lady has been completely transformed just recently.